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Should David Cameron quit over lying about Brexit?

British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech on the economic impact of the UK leaving the European Union (EU), at a B&Q Store Support Office in Chandler's Ford, southern England, on May 23, 2016. ©AFP

British Parliament members of the ruling Conservative Party say they have lost their confidence in Prime Minister David Cameron, calling on him to quit over what they call Brexit lies.

Tory MPs Andrew Bridgen and Nadine Dorries said Sunday that Cameron had effectively lost his parliamentary support after resorting to “lies” and “outrageous” claims in his bid to persuade British voters to back remaining in the EU during the June 23 referendum.

Andrew Bridgen said, "The party is fairly fractured straight down the middle and I don’t know which character could possibly pull it back together going forward for an effective government."

At least 50 MPs – the number needed to call a confidence vote – were on the same train, Bridgen revealed, adding that a vote on the prime minister’s future was “probably highly likely” after the referendum.

Dorries went even further in his criticism of the premier, telling ITV on Sunday that she had already submitted a letter of no confidence to the chairman of the Tory backbench 1922 committee. "[Cameron] has lied profoundly, and I think that is actually really at the heart of why Conservative MPs have been so angered."


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